KSGK1 E8

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2013-2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

NameClass:8Marks

Phonetics: (1,0p)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. tiger B. wife C. wisdom D. fire
2. A. named B. lived C. used D. washed
3. A.please B. great C. greedy D. reach
4. A. floor B. choose C. foot D. noodles
5. A. bus B. lunch C. fun D. put

B. Language focus: (4,5p)
Question 1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2,0p)
1. My sister loves _______ the meal.
A. cook B. cooked C. cooking D. is cooking
2. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon .
A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. Last year, Hoa and Lan _______ to the same school.
A. go B. went C. goes D. to go
4. The manager asked me _______ for her outside her office
A. wait B. waiting C. waited D. to wait
5. They used _______ fishing on the weekend.
A. go B. went C. to go D. goes
6. Nam must _______ his mother do the housework.
A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping
7. I will be back_______ 8.30 and 9.30.
A. at B. between C. from D. for
8. My elder sister enjoys _______.
A. paint B. to paint C. painting D. painted

Question 2. Use the correct form of the verbs: (2,5p)
1. I (not eat) ............................ anything two days ago.
2. They love (watch) ............................ TV everyday.
3. He usually( decorate) ............................ the house.
4. They are used to (get) ............................ up early.
5. Ba’s teacher (give)…………………him a lot of homework last week.

C. Reading: (2,0p) Read the following passage and answer the following questions.

I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts.
They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!
1. What does the word ‘similar’ in line 1 mean? a. the same in some ways b. completely the same c. completely different d. liked by many people
2. Tim and Tom ____ . a. are the author’s twin brothers b. have blond hair and blue eyes c. always wear jeans and T-shirts d. all are correct 3. What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer to? a. things b. jeans and T-shirts c. dancing or discos d. jazz 4. Which of the following is not true? a. Tim is hard-working. b. Tom is a bit lazy. c. Their mother is often away from home. d. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos but Tom likes them. 5. The passage is written about the author’s _____ . a. brothers b. pen pals c. cousins d. a & c

D. Writing: (2,5p)
I. Put the following sentences into the reported speech. (1,5 pts)
1. “Give us some coffee,” they asked me.
=> They asked me …………………………………………………………………
2. He said to me, “Don’t give me any sugar.”
=> He said to me ………………………………………………………………………
3. I said to the policeman, “Show me where the post office is.”
=> I said to the policeman ………………………………………………………………
II. Use the given words to